This is about a small town,middle aged woman who has had enough.The kids have long since left the roost and her husband is always somewhere else.
Canadian singer songwriter,indie artist.
taking folk music to new destinations.
Story behind the song
Sometimes you get on a roll and just find things to write about. Sometimes all you have to do is watch the news of the day.
Lyrics
Blue is the flame in your baby's eyes, when love is a memory. What once burned so bright in your lady's soul has now gone, brother it be long gone.How could she up and leave you at a time like this. How could she after all youv'e done.Where did she take your demeanor and to what end will she go. I can't say, though I do surely know..
Well,I think I saw her standing in a pool of tears,yes! it was over at the bridge of sighs.The Missouri could take her places, she had never been,and she'd be gone, brother she'd be long gone.I believe that she had told me all about that place of sin, ah! sweet perfumes and stinking gin. The beds out at the red house always seemed to call you in, and that old river called her, if you should know.. Blue is the flame, in a fool's blue eyes, when she's gone brother when she's gone.
